The law of equity came about to remedy the defects of the common law system. Discuss.(includes how equity came about and its remedies. Bibliography included.)

By the end of the 13th century, the central authority had established its precedence at least partly through the establishment of the common law. The Courts of Exchequer was a court originally dealing with disputes involving revenue, taxation and revenue laws. The Court of Common Pleas was where pleas between subject and subject were brought. And the King's Bench heard actions to which the King was a party. <Tab/>The common …

…Staff. <Tab/>Clive Turner, Australian Commercial Law, 22nd Edition, LBC Information Services 1999. <Tab/>www.lectlaw.com/files/lws65.htm <Tab/>Jill E. Martin, Hanbury & Martin Modern Equity 14th Ed, London Sweet & Maxwell Ltd. 1993. <Tab/>Jill E. Martin, Hanbury & Martin Modern Equity 13th Ed, London Sweet & Maxwell Ltd. 1993.